Date: Fri Oct 16, 6:00 PM EST - Sun Oct 18, 12:00 PM EST
Category:
- Outdoor
Level:
- Juniors,
- Cadettes,
- Seniors,
- Ambassadors,
- Volunteers
Jump into the fun as you learn essential kayaking skills-like steadying your kayak, getting in and out smoothly, and mastering the wet exit! Then put your new moves to the test with a scenic tour of McCarthy Lake and a wild, laughter-filled game of Dead Fish Polo! No experience needed-just bring your sense of adventure!
Girls who complete this session will earn the Kayak 1 training strip.
Participants will be assigned cabins/tents by session. Chaperones will be assigned to available cabins/tents once all girls have been placed . Troops who have participants in different sessions will most likely be in separate sleeping units.
Program Location: Camp Kateri, 183 Camp Shalom Drive ,Hawthorne, FL, 32640
Program Date/Time: October 16, 2026 at 6:00 pm - October 18, 2026 at 12:00 pm Eastern Standard Time
Program Fees: $70/Girl Scout, $70/adult
Additional Details:
To maximize girl participation, chaperone openings are limited. Please note that adults signing up for this program will only participate with the boats if there is availability. Adults need to sign up with the group they wish to be placed with. If you have some girls in canoe and some in kayak and you wish to stay with the kayak group you must sign up under that program.The aquatics program is designed for girl scouts to grow their love for the outdoors. The adult fee does however inciude food and lodging for the weekend. Please feel free to bring busy work or a nice book to enjoy lakeside.
This program is for 2025-26 registered Girl Scout girls and 2026-27 registered and background-checked adults.
For safety and supervision reasons, troops and individuals are not permitted to bring non-Girl Scouts or siblings.
Girl/adult ratios must be followed unless otherwise indicated in the program description. Adults are expected to stay on the premises
Cancellation and Refunds:
All cancellation and refund requests must be received in writing (email) before October 2, 2026. You will receive confirmation via email if the request has been approved. If the program is cancelled due to weather, low registration numbers or other unforeseen circumstance, you will be notified via email to the email listed at the time of registration. Plans to reschedule, postpone, or cancel the program will be included in this email. All registrants will be given the option to reschedule (if option is available) or receive a refund at the time of cancellation. Refunds may only be credited to the credit card account used at the time of purchase.
Confirmation:
Event details will be sent to the email listed after registration and before the event.
Register by October 2, 2026 at noon
Contact: customercare@girlscouts-gateway.org, (877) 764-5237
